Fastest Commercial Aircraft: Concorde

The Concorde remains the fastest commercial passenger aircraft ever, capable of cruising at Mach 2.02 (1,345 mph) and holding the record for the fastest transatlantic flight from New York to London in 2 hours, 52 minutes, 59 seconds.

Sources

• The Top 5 Fastest Commercial Airliners Ever Built - AeroXplorer.com
• How did the Concorde fly so fast? - Live Science
• Fastest flight across the Atlantic in a commercial aircraft - Guinness World Records
• 30 Years On: When Concorde Set A Speed Record For A Round-The-World Flight

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